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cesar

to cease
to stop

Regular-ar ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Presente

Habitual actions, general truths, and what's happening now.

yoceso
cesas
él/ellacesa
nosotroscesamos
vosotroscesáis
ellos/ellascesan

Cesar de trabajar es una decisión difícil.

Ceasing to work is a difficult decision.

Ellos cesan sus actividades a las seis de la tarde.

They cease their activities at six in the evening.

2.

Pretérito Indefinido

Completed actions at a specific point in the past.

yocesé
cesaste
él/ellacesó
nosotroscesamos
vosotroscesasteis
ellos/ellascesaron

Ayer, cesé de estudiar por un tiempo.

Yesterday, I ceased studying for a while.

Ella cesó su participación en el proyecto la semana pasada.

She ceased her participation in the project last week.

3.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or repeated actions in the past, descriptions, and background context.

yocesaba
cesabas
él/ellacesaba
nosotroscesábamos
vosotroscesabais
ellos/ellascesaban

Cuando era niño, cesaba de jugar al anochecer.

When I was a child, I would cease playing at dusk.

Siempre cesaban las discusiones antes de la cena.

They always ceased the arguments before dinner.

4.

Futuro Simple

Future actions, predictions, and speculation about the present.

yocesaré
cesarás
él/ellacesará
nosotroscesaremos
vosotroscesaréis
ellos/ellascesarán

Mañana, cesaré de comer dulces.

Tomorrow, I will cease eating sweets.

Ellos cesarán sus actividades en diciembre.

They will cease their activities in December.

5.

Condicional

Hypothetical situations, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.

yocesaría
cesarías
él/ellacesaría
nosotroscesaríamos
vosotroscesaríais
ellos/ellascesarían

Si tuviera tiempo, cesaría de trabajar tanto.

If I had time, I would cease working so much.

Ella cesaría de quejarse si todo mejorara.

She would cease complaining if everything improved.

6.

Subjuntivo Presente

Wishes, doubts, emotions, and subordinate clauses expressing uncertainty.

yocese
ceses
él/ellacese
nosotroscesemos
vosotrosceséis
ellos/ellascesen

Es importante que ceses de preocuparte.

It's important that you cease worrying.

Espero que ellos cesen de hacer ruido.

I hope that they cease making noise.

7.

Subjuntivo Imperfecto

Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical si-clauses, and polite suggestions.

yocesara
cesaras
él/ellacesara
nosotroscesáramos
vosotroscesarais
ellos/ellascesaran

Si yo cesara de fumar, me sentiría mejor.

If I ceased smoking, I would feel better.

Ojalá que ellos cesaran sus peleas.

I wish that they would cease their fights.

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Common questions
Is "cesar" regular or irregular in Spanish?
"cesar" is a regular -ar verb in Spanish. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
How do you conjugate "cesar" in the present tense?
In the Presente, "cesar" conjugates as: cesas, ceso, cesan, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "cesar" in Spanish?
In the Pretérito Indefinido, "cesar" conjugates as: cesaste, cesé, cesaron, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "cesar" in Spanish?
"cesar" (to cease, to stop) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish.